Chapter 28 Chen Erxiao is too much of a bully
Chapter 28 Chen Erxiao is too much of a bully
"Hey bro, let's have some Coca-Cola!"
During the break between classes, Wei Junjie made a special trip to the school's small supermarket, bought two cans of Coke, and then ran up to the fourth-floor rooftop to fawn over Ye Kai.
"Offering unsolicited favors..."
"Gulp gulp".
Ye Kai, who was reciting his lessons on the rooftop, glanced at his good friend but didn't ask him why he had come here. He simply opened a can of cola and took two big gulps.
When icy, fizzy cola enters the esophagus, the rapid evaporation of the gas brings a very comfortable feeling, and after the cold carbonated soda passes through the gastrointestinal tract, the mind becomes much clearer.
"You want to ask about freshly made hand-whipped milk tea, right?"
"He who takes a bribe is bound to be obligated to serve it," Ye Kai said after taking a couple of sips of his cola.
"Yes, brother!"
"Tell me in detail, isn't this a promising business? As you know, there are just too many dessert shops now. There are more than a dozen shops of all sizes within a 500-meter radius of the central street alone."
"Although my mom is very confident about this, I'm really not sure. I'm worried that her business venture will fail halfway through, just like the previous ones."
Wei Junjie also took a couple of sips of cola, then confided in Ye Kai with a troubled expression.
The two sat at desks one in front of the other and were quite close. They often played together, so when Wei Junjie encountered such trouble, he would always complain to Ye Kai first and receive varying degrees of comfort.
"I completely understand the problem you raised. It's really a question of whether or not a company has core competitiveness."
"As you said, there are many dessert shops like this. Every shop holds various events when it opens, using discounts to attract customers. But a business that loses money can't last long. So in the end, it depends on whether your shop has advantages that make it worthwhile for customers to patronize it long-term."
"Besides price competitiveness, it also comes down to technological leadership."
"The handmade milk tea project I'm talking about is not very common in China yet. It has only just emerged in megacities like Shanghai, and its influence has not yet spread widely."
"If you really want to do this project, you might as well advise your aunt to go to Shanghai first, learn about their operating model, try to master the technology, or directly obtain their authorization through the franchise model and come back to create her own chain store."
"The weather should be getting warmer, which is the perfect season for freshly made milk tea to become popular. Everything is just right..."
Ye Kai didn't hold back with Wei Junjie, explaining the ins and outs of the matter clearly to him.
Although a large-scale milk tea business can be very profitable, Ye Kai has many more opportunities to make money, but he doesn't think much of this physical chain marketing model that relies on volume.
Instead of keeping it to yourself and letting brands like Snow King spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, it would be better to point out a clear path for your brother's family and give him a chance to become a second-generation rich kid.
"I see!"
"I need to plan this out carefully and try to convince my mom in one go! But I don't think it'll be a big problem; she loves starting her own business, and this project is perfect for her!"
Wei Junjie's eyes lit up as he listened, clearly already imagining the huge potential of this project. His mind began to wander, pondering whether to buy a Ferrari or a Lamborghini next year.
"Hey, what's all that mess over there?"
Ye Kai looked down from the rooftop towards the outside of the school gate.
He noticed that many students were rushing out of the school gate, and the speed was getting faster and faster, like a flood bursting its banks, instantly blocking the huge school gate completely.
"Something's happened!"
"I'll go join the fun!"
Wei Junjie immediately became excited, greeted Ye Kai, and then rushed downstairs and ran towards the school gate.
By the time Ye Kai realized what was happening, Wei Junjie had already blended into the crowd outside the school gate and squeezed to the front of the onlookers.
"Good heavens!"
Seeing this, Ye Kai couldn't help but silently give him a thumbs up.
"Oh, so you're hiding here drinking Coke all by yourself!"
Shen Jiayi suddenly appeared beside Ye Kai, snatched the cola from his hand, and without caring that Ye Kai had already drunk from it, tilted her head back and gulped down two mouthfuls before handing it back to him.
"Aren't you worried there's my saliva in it?"
Ye Kai took the cola and couldn't help but ask a question.
"Ugh, what a buzzkill!"
Shen Jiayi pretended to vomit, rolled her eyes at him, and then stood side by side with him on the edge of the rooftop as if nothing had happened, looking towards the school gate.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
She ran here from the classroom, naturally so that she could stand taller and see further.
Of course, the reason she ran so fast wasn't necessarily just to watch the drama unfold, but because she knew Ye Kai was on the rooftop at that moment.
"It's all a mess, I can't figure out what's going on."
Ye Kai shook his head, feeling a bit curious himself.
The students over there were gathered together, looking quite agitated, but no one knew why.
At that moment, Wei Junjie called.
"Big brother!"
"My teacher's wife's breakfast stall was overturned! It was done by Chen Erxiao, the owner of the school cafeteria!"
"Now everyone has surrounded Chen Erxiao, demanding an explanation from him!"
Wei Junjie, who was on the front lines watching the drama unfold, finally managed to send back the battle report in time.
"Damn it!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Kai and Shen Jiayi simultaneously slammed their fists on the rooftop railing, swearing in anger.
As far as Ye Kai remembered, he did not participate in this incident.
The school cafeteria is outsourced to a contractor named Chen Erxiao, who is the brother-in-law of the academic affairs director. He used to be involved in the underworld, but now that the authorities are cracking down on it, he left that life behind and started a restaurant business.
With the backing of his brother-in-law, the director of academic affairs, Chen Erxiao ran his restaurant business recklessly, often feeding students leftovers and sometimes expired meat, showing no bottom line in his pursuit of profit.
Li Chunxia, the wife of homeroom teacher Wang Fusheng, does not have a stable job and makes a living by selling breakfast. Her tea eggs, tofu pudding, fried dough sticks, and egg pancakes are probably the only delicious food that students at Xinghua No.1 Middle School can enjoy during their time at school.
Every morning, students run outside the school gate to eat.
As a result, Chen Erxiao's restaurant business was naturally affected. This was not the first time he had caused trouble for Wang Fusheng's wife. Unexpectedly, this time he actually took action and kicked over her breakfast stall.
"I bet... Chen Erxiao is going to get beaten up by the students this time!"
Ye Kai said to Shen Jiayi with great certainty.
In broad daylight, Chen Erxiao's arrogant act was bound to provoke public outrage. Even if Wang Fusheng's wife remained silent, the students dining there would not stand idly by, especially since they already had many grievances against the school cafeteria run by Chen Erxiao.
A dormant volcano will eventually erupt; it only needs a little stimulation.
"Smash his restaurant!"
"Let's go! Let's go together!"
Suddenly, the students erupted in a thunderous roar, and they surged forward, rushing straight toward the school cafeteria.
In less than five minutes, Ye Kai and Shen Jiayi on the rooftop witnessed everything: the students smashed up the school cafeteria.
School leaders rushed to the cafeteria and tried their best to stop the agitated students.
"Call your dad."
"Let's fight now, or we'll all suffer."
After a moment of silence, Ye Kai spoke to Shen Jiayi.
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